I've seen some plastic stocks here painted OD green and so on. What paint is best to use and where do you buy?
Paint for plastic stocks?
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Thank you.
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I bought Rustoleum at my local ace Hardware. Cleaned the stock thoughly with alcohol before painting. I applied 3 light coats of paint then 3 light coats of clear coat.
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just cans of a quality spray paint made for plastic, and a few sponges. 
This is what the FDE looks like on the Edgun black synthetic stock. The stock was modified to fit a Lelya2.0
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Another vote for Rust-Oleum. They make flat camo color, too. Several light coats as opposed to spraying on a heavy one coat looks best.
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Cerakote is the industry standard and most firearms gunsmiths (still a viable profession!) offer it or know of a skilled vendor who can do it right. Much tougher finish than spray paint and the certified Cerakote trained pros do perfect factory or better quality.
Although we're talking $200-$300 for a gun stock not $10 for a Rattlecan.
Although we're talking $200-$300 for a gun stock not $10 for a Rattlecan.
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James, I went to my local paint store(not a box store)that had a section for custom automotive paint(catering to the hot rodders). I told them I needed it to be flexible, so they targeted paints for like dash boards, consoles, etc.
I brought in a Monstrum scope in FDE and they matched it in a spray can mix. Along with that I picked up adhesion promoter, plastic primer, cleaner degreaser for plastics, along with a few tack cloth wipes to really remove any fine particles prior to painting.
As you know, the prep is the key. You definately want to do a light scuff on the plastic before anything else is done
I brought in a Monstrum scope in FDE and they matched it in a spray can mix. Along with that I picked up adhesion promoter, plastic primer, cleaner degreaser for plastics, along with a few tack cloth wipes to really remove any fine particles prior to painting.
As you know, the prep is the key. You definately want to do a light scuff on the plastic before anything else is done
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The composition of the plastic stock is important. I’ve used Rustoleum Fusion with mixed results. Dura-Coat works adequately on properly prepared Zytel. Scrub the stock with hot soapy water to get any oil, grease, or mold release off it. You may want to lightly sand Zytel stocks with very fine grit sand paper to remove the waxy surface. I recommend an adhesion promoter like Bulldog or just good primer next. I personally prefer good quality model paints like Humbrol or Testors applied with a cheap airbrush. Finish it with two to three coats of clear flat.
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I'm liking the first rifle shown on this video. The one they paint in the video doesn't look as good. I want to cover the whole gun, barrel ,scope and all.
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My man had the Brocock Sahara paint job before the Sahara came out! Nice work!
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I'm interested in trying camo pattern with a Benjamin Bulldog clamshell stock. Anyone painted the clamshell on one of those? How about the metal shroud?
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I wish you could get the Krylon Fusion in small cans instead of the spray cans.
It's a pain in the arse to bleed the rattle cans so you can use it in an air brush.
It's a pain in the arse to bleed the rattle cans so you can use it in an air brush.
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